US marine admits to Iraqi's murder

Servicemen killed Iraqi because they were "sick and tired of getting bombed".

20 Jan 2007 23:17 GMT

The killing is one in a series of alleged atrocities committed by US forces in Iraq [AP]

Four of the men have pleaded guilty to reduced charges in exchange for their testimony.

''Tired of getting bombed''

Thomas, who was on his second tour of Iraq during the April 26 killing, said at a hearing at the Camp Pendleton marines base in southern California on Thursday that the group planned to go after a known insurgent but was compromised and went to a neighbouring house instead.